useSend
An open-source email platform that enables sending transactional, marketing, and product emails with pay-per-use pricing and self-hosting capabilities.
About useSend
useSend is an open-source email platform designed as an affordable alternative to traditional email services like Mailchimp, Brevo, and Klaviyo. Built on Amazon SES infrastructure, it offers a comprehensive solution for sending transactional and marketing emails with transparent pay-per-use pricing. The platform features a visual email editor, real-time analytics, contact management, and developer-friendly APIs with typed SDKs. Users can either use the hosted version or self-host the platform, with pricing starting at $0.0004 per transactional email and $0.001 per marketing email after a generous free tier of 3,000 emails per month.
Key Features
- Visual WYSIWYG email editor for designing campaigns without code
- Real-time analytics tracking deliveries, opens, clicks, bounces, and unsubscribes
- Contact and list management with automatic updates from bounces and complaints
- Suppression list management to prevent accidental sends
- SMTP relay compatibility with any application or framework
- Developer-friendly typed SDKs and simple APIs
- Self-hosting option with quick setup
- Pay-per-use pricing model without contact storage fees
- Free tier with 3,000 emails per month
- Unlimited domains and team members on paid plans